---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001704720-23-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNNE"
cik: "0001704720"
company_name: "Cannae Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T05:06:11.199003+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cannae Holdings appoints Ryan Caswell as President; David Ducommun resigns

## Summary
- David Ducommun resigned as President effective Feb 1, 2023; not due to any disagreement.
- Ducommun will remain on boards of certain portfolio companies and assist on capital markets.
- Ryan Caswell appointed President; he is a Managing Director at external manager Trasimene.
- Caswell receives $1 base salary plus customary benefits; has indirect interest in MSA.
- In 2022, Cannae incurred $40.1M management fee and $49.3M carried interest to Trasimene.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001704720-23-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNNE
- cik: 0001704720
- company_name: Cannae Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1704720/000170472023000017/0001704720-23-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1704720/000170472023000017/cnne-20230217.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001704720-23-000017
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001704720-23-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan R. Caswell was appointed as President at Cannae Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Also on February 17, 2023, the Board appointed Ryan R. Caswell to serve as President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1704720/000170472023000017/0001704720-23-000017-index.htm
- Executive change
  David W. Ducommun resigned as President at Cannae Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President
  source text: On February 17, 2023, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cannae Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Cannae”) accepted the resignation of David W. Ducommun from his position as President of the Company effective as of February 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1704720/000170472023000017/0001704720-23-000017-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.